Ancient Egyptian Letters to the Dead
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Ancient Egyptian Letters to the Dead
The Realm of the Dead through the Voice of the Living
Hsieh, Julia
Brill
11/2021
416
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Inglês
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Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Introduction
?1?What Are the Letters to the Dead?
?2?What Can We Infer from the Letters to the Dead?
Part 1 The Senders
1 Orality and Intertextuality
?1?Orality
?2?Intertextuality
2 Where Were the Letters Composed, Performed, and Deposited?
?1?Geospatial Indicators
?2?The Use of Bowls and the mn??.t Vessel
Part 2 The Recipients
3 Characteristics and Abilities of the Akh
?1?The Akh in the Letters to the Dead
?2?Akh as Advocate
?3?Adversaries and Malevolent Akh
4 Literacy in the Afterlife
Part 3 Textual Analysis of the Letters to the Dead
5 Transliteration, Translation, and Text Notes
?1?Cairo Linen
?2?Qau Bowl
?3?Chicago Jar Stand
?4?Letter N3737
?5?Letter N3500
?6?Hu Bowl
?7?Boston Jar Stand
?8?Stela of Nebetitef and the Misplaced Letter to the Dead
?9?Louvre Bowl
?10?Berlin Bowl
?11?Cairo Bowl
?12?Qubbet el-Hawa Bowl
?13?Papyrus Berlin 10481 and 10482
?14?Horhotep Ostracon
?15?Oxford Bowl
?16?Moscow Bowl
Conclusion
Supplementary Texts
Summary Chart of Extant Letters to the Dead
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Introduction
?1?What Are the Letters to the Dead?
?2?What Can We Infer from the Letters to the Dead?
Part 1 The Senders
1 Orality and Intertextuality
?1?Orality
?2?Intertextuality
2 Where Were the Letters Composed, Performed, and Deposited?
?1?Geospatial Indicators
?2?The Use of Bowls and the mn??.t Vessel
Part 2 The Recipients
3 Characteristics and Abilities of the Akh
?1?The Akh in the Letters to the Dead
?2?Akh as Advocate
?3?Adversaries and Malevolent Akh
4 Literacy in the Afterlife
Part 3 Textual Analysis of the Letters to the Dead
5 Transliteration, Translation, and Text Notes
?1?Cairo Linen
?2?Qau Bowl
?3?Chicago Jar Stand
?4?Letter N3737
?5?Letter N3500
?6?Hu Bowl
?7?Boston Jar Stand
?8?Stela of Nebetitef and the Misplaced Letter to the Dead
?9?Louvre Bowl
?10?Berlin Bowl
?11?Cairo Bowl
?12?Qubbet el-Hawa Bowl
?13?Papyrus Berlin 10481 and 10482
?14?Horhotep Ostracon
?15?Oxford Bowl
?16?Moscow Bowl
Conclusion
Supplementary Texts
Summary Chart of Extant Letters to the Dead
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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Afterlife; Ancestor worship; Archaeology; Bowl; Burial custom; Coffin Texts; Communication; Cultural practice; Epistolography; First Intermediate Period; Funerary archaeology; Funerary beliefs; Language; Middle Kingdom; Old Kingdom; Religion; Text analysis
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Introduction
?1?What Are the Letters to the Dead?
?2?What Can We Infer from the Letters to the Dead?
Part 1 The Senders
1 Orality and Intertextuality
?1?Orality
?2?Intertextuality
2 Where Were the Letters Composed, Performed, and Deposited?
?1?Geospatial Indicators
?2?The Use of Bowls and the mn??.t Vessel
Part 2 The Recipients
3 Characteristics and Abilities of the Akh
?1?The Akh in the Letters to the Dead
?2?Akh as Advocate
?3?Adversaries and Malevolent Akh
4 Literacy in the Afterlife
Part 3 Textual Analysis of the Letters to the Dead
5 Transliteration, Translation, and Text Notes
?1?Cairo Linen
?2?Qau Bowl
?3?Chicago Jar Stand
?4?Letter N3737
?5?Letter N3500
?6?Hu Bowl
?7?Boston Jar Stand
?8?Stela of Nebetitef and the Misplaced Letter to the Dead
?9?Louvre Bowl
?10?Berlin Bowl
?11?Cairo Bowl
?12?Qubbet el-Hawa Bowl
?13?Papyrus Berlin 10481 and 10482
?14?Horhotep Ostracon
?15?Oxford Bowl
?16?Moscow Bowl
Conclusion
Supplementary Texts
Summary Chart of Extant Letters to the Dead
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Introduction
?1?What Are the Letters to the Dead?
?2?What Can We Infer from the Letters to the Dead?
Part 1 The Senders
1 Orality and Intertextuality
?1?Orality
?2?Intertextuality
2 Where Were the Letters Composed, Performed, and Deposited?
?1?Geospatial Indicators
?2?The Use of Bowls and the mn??.t Vessel
Part 2 The Recipients
3 Characteristics and Abilities of the Akh
?1?The Akh in the Letters to the Dead
?2?Akh as Advocate
?3?Adversaries and Malevolent Akh
4 Literacy in the Afterlife
Part 3 Textual Analysis of the Letters to the Dead
5 Transliteration, Translation, and Text Notes
?1?Cairo Linen
?2?Qau Bowl
?3?Chicago Jar Stand
?4?Letter N3737
?5?Letter N3500
?6?Hu Bowl
?7?Boston Jar Stand
?8?Stela of Nebetitef and the Misplaced Letter to the Dead
?9?Louvre Bowl
?10?Berlin Bowl
?11?Cairo Bowl
?12?Qubbet el-Hawa Bowl
?13?Papyrus Berlin 10481 and 10482
?14?Horhotep Ostracon
?15?Oxford Bowl
?16?Moscow Bowl
Conclusion
Supplementary Texts
Summary Chart of Extant Letters to the Dead
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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